
scripture - How do we decide what is dharma and adharma?
Mar 7, 2016 · What is dharma and adharma is determined by scripture. Krishna says in the Gita (XVI. 23-24): He who discards the injunctions of the scriptures and acts upon impulse of desire …
In Hinduism, what exactly is a lie? And is lying adharma?
Sep 4, 2016 · First lying is adharma; although you may not be hurting someone else, you are hurting yourself. One should always tell the truth, but one should never tell a harsh truth. A …
What is Dharma according to the Bhagavad Gita?
Jun 22, 2014 · BG 18.31 — The one who doesn't know Dharma & Adharma, duty & non-duty as it is, has RAjasi Buddhi. BG 18.32 — Covered by darkness (Tamas), the one who believes …
mahabharata - Dharma and adharma sides of the Kurukshetra war ...
Apr 17, 2017 · Krishna himself admitted they won the war by Adharma. They shattered the enemy king's thighs and left him alive on the spot to the mercy of wild animals. The celestials …
Why did god create us even though he knew that we will partake …
Mar 18, 2018 · We know that God, and the Jivas (souls/living entities which are marginal part and parcel energy of God) and the maya (His material enegy) are all eternal (never created or …
What is the definition of sin according to Hinduism?
Aug 25, 2017 · Dharma is that, doing which, brings us good (hitam, purushartham). Adharma is that which brings us harm (mentally, physically, in this life, or next). Sin is english word for …
What is the difference between Dharma-Adharma and Paap-Punya?
Mar 19, 2022 · Adharma is what detours one away from the path. As regards, paap-punya difference, actions based on Dharma maybe termed punya, while those on Adharma as paap. …
gods - How did adharma begin? - Hinduism Stack Exchange
Mar 20, 2018 · All pairs and opposites like- day-night, Papa-Punya, Adharma-Dharma, are created from him only. From Lord Brahma's back side, inauspicious entities, like Alakshmi and …
Why is the Shyena yajna adharma? - Hinduism Stack Exchange
The shyena yajna is not adharma in itself, but is only only adharma when used to kill innocents because killing innocents is prohibited by the Vedas: अहिंस्यात् सर्वभूतानि (One …
mahabharata - Should Krishna be considered good or bad?
Jul 6, 2015 · Duryodhana had done so much Adharma that due to him and shakuni even good people like Karna, Bhishma, etc were killed, and sparing him would mean allowing the torture …